The Interprofessional Treatment Team Is Discussing Appropriate Strategies for a Homebound

question 7

Multiple Choice

The interprofessional treatment team is discussing appropriate strategies for a homebound patient who has a history of medication nonadherence. A treatment team member suggests that the nurse case manager make daily home visits to administer medications to the patient. What is the best response from the nurse case manager?

• A) "My job description does not include medication administration to patients in the home."
• B) "My time is better spent supervising others to provide this type of direct care."
• C) "My daily schedule is too full to commit this amount of time to administering medications."
• D) "My role as case manager is to remain objective and organize and coordinate care, not to provide direct patient care."

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